Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
,ovderIy to be Deposed-Arrival OF
O'Brien-The Long and snort Haul
damaging storm.


O,Br,en-The Long and short Haul
Damaging storm.
william O'Briep, the editor OF the
United Ireland, was on Tuesday morn
Inc transferred from the steamship
ITmbria to o tug and landed in New
York. He was Welcomed BY . large
number OF his friends. He left for
Canada in the evening TO begin hts mis-.
sion Of denouncing the evicti0ns on
Lord Lansdowne's Irish estates. He
vill speak in several American cities
ON his return from Canada.
A Communication was received at the
headquarters Of the Inter State Com
meros Commission on Tuesday from
40 erchants and man ufaoturers Of Biloxi,
Mississippi, protesting against the sus-
pension OF the long and short haul CLAUSE
and complaining Of determination
against Biloxi by the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad.
The thunder storm at Akron, Ohio,
on Sunday night, caused damage esti'
mated at sac, 600 within forty minutes.
The business part OF the town WAS
flooded, six houses were struck by
lightning, four houses were wrecked ,
and barn and four horses we're con.
sumed. Four men were severely In.
jured BY the electric fluid.
PsNr Tripp and Alexander Oald we'll,
farmers, near Catlettsburg, Kentucky,
quarrelled last week about fence, and
threatened ITO kill each other on sight. !"
They met on the ioad on Monday even.
ing, and opened fire on each other,
Tripp WAS killed aud Caldw we'll 90 bad J. ,
wounded that he died yesterday morn.
ing.
franklin Howell, o banker of Scran.
ton, Pa, was Tuesday sued by a Pitts
burg lady for breach of prom ise, she
claiming $4,000. About year ago, q
Scranton lady brought q similar suit
sasinst him laying her damages ct e45.
600. There are doubts "a 10 the sanity
Of Howell.
Reports received at Treasury Depart.
ment show that 6, 800, ,426 trade dollars
have been redeemed TO date. The prin
cipal redemption WAS In Philadelphia
The law authorizing the redemption o
trade dollars has nearly four months tt
run.
Silas Stofer, the Magistrate at Mount
Sterling, Kentucky, who liberated Cor.
nelson, serving . sentence for assault
upon judge Reid, has been arrested fol
"unlawfully aiding the escape of 9
prisoner" His trial will begin to-day
Jennie Bowman, the servant girl who
was murderously assaulted by two col
ored burglars in Louisville . few week.
ago, died Of her Injuries on Monday
night.
William T., Charles and Newtor
Hutchins, brothers, quarrelled o.
Huntsville, Ala, yesterday morning
and William T. fred ave shots at the
others. Newton fell dead, and Chariel
was wounded in the arm.
Madame Charlotte Pinner, singer
has brought suit In New York again.
the American Opera Company fol
$4,000 due her ~ salary, and, in add
ton, for 5000 for damages to bel
reputation"
Mrs. Van Baker and her aged motne,
were found ID Durdered In their bed,
near Halliday's Cove, West Virginia
on Monday. Several hundred dollar,
had been taken from the house.
William Ritter, o grocer of Balti
more County, ryland, quarre n Cd
with his wife yesterday morning, and
killed her by splitting her head open
with an axe.
Mrs. Margaret Ernst, "a years Of age
was found murdered aud robbed yes
terday morning, In her house at New
haven. Connecticut. She had been
strangled with q rope.
The coal operators In New York dc.
clare the reports of impending strike 4
In the Schuy kill and Lehign region,
10 be Id le runners.
1t Is reported in Ottawa that In
structions have bsen sent to the fisherie,
cruisers to remain in port until further
orders are received.
Ida Vaughn, 13 years OF age, was
fsioniously assaulted and shot Geai
near Poplar Bluff, Arkansas. The
10 murderers are unknown.
The Illinois House OF Representa-
lives yesterday passed q bill to punish
boycotting and black listiuR.